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The Beginning
originally inhabited by the Lenape people, Native Americans who spoke a language referred to as Unami and who used the various waterways running through the land for fishing, hunting, etc. -
British and Revolution 1664-1783
A power struggle over the land between the English and the Dutch continued until the English reigned supreme and officially named the land New York. -
Draft Riots
During the American Civil War (1861–1865), the city's strong commercial ties to the South, its growing immigrant population, and anger about conscription led to divided sympathy for both the Union and Confederacy, culminating in the Draft Riots of 1863. -
The Statue of Liberty is completed and moved to New York
The Lenape people had diminished to a measly 200 in number. -
Harlem Renaissance
huge cultural movement taking place in New York flourishes -
Skyline is developed along with many other competing skyscrapers
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New York emerges from Word War II as the leading city of the world
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rebirth of Wall Street
New York reclaimed its role as the center of the worldwide financial industry -
September 11 attacks
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Hurricane Sandy